CAN/LETS debuted a workshop at the HEU’s (Hospital Employees Union) Equity Conference. Harmony Bongat, researcher, content creator, and facilitator, adapted their Queer + Trans History workshop and created a Queer + Trans History Trivia Game. The HEU equity conference was our first opportunity to deliver this workshop. It was received with enthusiasm.
This workshop was particularly interesting because unions across Canada have been a key part in moving forward 2SLGBTQIA+ issues and laws. Several of the participants
were able to provide more context and history to the various topics.
The HEU equity conference is an opportunity to celebrate HEU’s history as a social justice union and to build leadership capacity among HEU members who identify with a designated equity group.
Attendees of the conference must self-identify as one or more of the following: Indigenous, Two-spirit, women & non-binary, Worker of colour/racialized worker, 2SLGBTQIA+, Worker with a disability, and/or Young worker (33 years or younger).